Improvement in lamps



H w. HAYYDEN Lamp'.

Patented July 23; 1872.

INVENTOR UNTTED STATES i PATENT CEETCE.

HIEAM W. HAYDEE, OE WATEEBUEY, CONNECTICUT, 4AssIeNoE To HOLMES, 1 BOOTHa HAYDENs, OE sAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAMPS.

Specification forming part of Letters PatentNo. 129,821, dated July 23,1872.

` My `present invention relates to a lamp-burner of the generalcharacter aforesaid; and consists in improvements in the construction ofthe parts for lessening the expense of manufacture and avoidingdifficulties heretofore experienced.

In the drawing, Figure lis a vertical section of the said burnercomplete. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan atthe line w w, and Fig. 4 is a section of the wick-tube and the centraldisk of the supporting-arms.

The wick-tube a is provided with the ordinary wick-adjuster b, and thisis within the screw-socket c, over which is the ratchet-cap d.Diificulty has been experienced in attaching the arms upon-which theglass chimney rests. In some instances they have been of sheet metal,extending from the ratchet-cap,

and in other instances Wire hooks have been i used. These are costly, orelse liable to be bent.' I make the arms@ e each of a folded wire,branching apart sufliciently'iat the inner ends to enter two holes inthe upper part of the sheet metal of the screw-socket c, and the endsare soldered or similarly attached inside said socket previous to theparts being put together; andin consequence of the divergence of theends of these arms the wires brace each 4other rmly and make a strongsupport for the chimney. The perforatedair-distributer g anddraught-plate h are made of the same piece of sheet metal, and aroundthe edges of the draught-plate are springs 7c, that rest against theinterior of the chimney. These parts have been before used, but theair-distributer has been sunk lower than .the surrounding draughtplate;hence there was a recess, into which the carbon from the wick and frommatches was liable to accumulate, and could not easily be cleaned out.To avoid these difficulties I elevate the air-distributer so that it canbe wiped off easily, and the removable cone or deflector k is guided inits position by the edge of said-air-distributer, andis held by a hook,3, upon one side passing'through a mortise in h, and by a projection at4, at the opposite side, entering a rccess in the flange of thedeilector. The arms o, projecting om adisk, 6, that surrounds thewick-tube, hold the air-distributer and deiiector in position around thewick-tube, there being projections at 5 to sustain these arms uponthewick-tube, and these projections are made by forcing out the sheet metalabove and below the disk 6 at each edge of the wicktube. The disk 6 isstiii'ened by a rim around its edge, and the metal thereof is folded upagainst the sides of the wick-tube so as to make a very irm support bythe said disk and arms for the deector..

I claim as my invention- 1. The chimney-support made of the foldedwirearms diverging at the inner ends, and entering holes in the screw-socketof the burner, and secured therein, as set forth.

2. The air-distributer g, raised above the surrounding draught-plate h,and sustained by arms that extend from the Wick-tube, in cornbin ationwith the removable deflector, secured when in place as set forth.

3. The disk 6 with a rim around its edge,

and secured to thewick-t-ube in the manner specified, in combinationwith the arms o, airdistributer, and deiiector, as and for the purposesset forth.

Signed by me this 24th day of May, 1872.

H. W. HAYDEN. Witnesses:

AUGUsTUs W. BLAKEsLEY, JAMES M. ABBOTT.

